A) On the surface,Sweden appears to be a feminist paradise.Look at any global survey of gender equality and Sweden will be near the top.Family-friendly policies are its norm - with 16 months of paid parental leave,special protections for part-time workers and state-subsidized preschools where,according to a government website,"gender-awareness education is increasingly common." Due to an unofficial quota system,women hold 45 percent of positions in the Sweden parliament.They have enjoyed the protection of government agencies with titles like the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality and the Secretariat of Gender Research. So why are American women so far ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?
看上去,瑞典是一个男女平等的国度。瑞典在任何全球性性别平等调查中都是名列前茅的。家庭友好型政策是他们的准则-16个月的带薪亲子假,对临时工的特殊保护政策以及有国家津贴的幼儿园,根据一个政府网站说,这些幼儿园"性别意识教育日益普遍"。由于一个非官方的分配制度,女人掌握着瑞典国会中45%的席位。那么为什么美国女人在打破玻璃天花板上远远超过他们的瑞典同事?(需重译)